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Carol Burnett Recalls ‘Bombing’ on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ Before Elvis Presley: ‘Nobody Wanted to See Me … It Was Awful’


Carol Burnett reflected on the time she guest starred on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' the same day as Elvis Presley.

Carol Burnett reflected on the time she guest starred on “ The Ed Sullivan Show ” the same day as Elvis Presley. As a guest on “ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ” promoting the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” the 90-year-old Burnett was prompted to look back at her legendary career in television. Since she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” seven times, Colbert asked Burnett if she ever interfaced with the “big names” that took the stage.

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